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Join acclaimed historical fiction author Tim Pears, in a talk with literary editor Alex Clark, on writing The Horseman, his first in a dazzling new West Country trilogy.

Tim Pears, prize-winning historical author of In the Place of Fallen Leaves, has created a Hardyesque pastoral novel set in Devon, 1911, about an unlikely friendship between two children, Leo Sercombe, a carter’s son, and Lottie Prideaux, daughter of the Master of the estate. Hallucinatory, beautiful and suffused with the magic of nature, it is the first in a dazzling new trilogy.

“The pleasure of it lies in taking in the language and the setting - the West country, in 1911 and 1912 - and in reading it like a long poem, with each chapter a stanza ... The natural world is sometimes antagonistic, sometimes beautiful, but always alive with detail” – Jane Smiley, Guardian

Join this talk and exclusive book signing with the lovely Tim Pears, plus complimentary drinks and refreshments. Promises to be a literary night out unlike any other!

Tim Pears grew up in Devon and left school at sixteen. His first novel, In the Place of Fallen Leaves, was published in 1993 and won the Hawthornden Prize and the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award. His second, In a Land of Plenty, was made into a ten-part BBC drama, broadcast in 2001. His other novels are A Revolution of the Sun, Wake Up, Blenheim Orchard, Landed (shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the IMPAC Award,) Disputed Land and In the Light of Morning. He teaches creative writing and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Tim Pears lives in Oxford with his wife and children.

Alex Clark is a literary journalist and broadcaster who writes for the Guardian, the Observer, the Times Literary Supplement and the Spectator. She is a regular on BBC Radio 4, chairs numerous literary events and is an experienced judge of literary awards, including the 2008 Man Booker Prize; she is currently chair of the Encore Award for a second novel. She lives in London.

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Come along to this exclusive author talk and ask Tim your questions, hear fascinating discussion behind the story told in The Horseman and meet other readers and fans at what promises to be a fascinating event! Tickets are strictly limited so do book early to avoid missing out.